Bubba feared his wife, Miss Vicki, wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem.
The doctor told Bubba there is a simple informal test Bubba could perform to give the doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
Here's what you do," said the doctor, "Stand about 40 feet away from Vicki, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you.
If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
That evening, Vicki is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and Bubba was in the den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
Then in a normal tone Bubba asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
No response..
So Bubba moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from Vicki and repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Still no response.
Next Bubba moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from Vicki and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again no response.
So, Bubba walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away.. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her... "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Miss Vicki says, "Craig, for THE FIFTH time, CHICKEN!"
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family doctor to discuss the problem.
The doctor told Bubba there is a simple informal test Bubba could perform to give the doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
Here's what you do," said the doctor, "Stand about 40 feet away from Vicki, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you.
If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
That evening, Vicki is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and Bubba was in the den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
Then in a normal tone Bubba asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
No response..
So Bubba moves closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from Vicki and repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Still no response.
Next Bubba moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from Vicki and asks, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again no response.
So, Bubba walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away.. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her... "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Miss Vicki says, "Craig, for THE FIFTH time, CHICKEN!"